[2] Each wing has a wide white band with a small eyespot.

[2] Their range covers central Texas.

[2] Their habitat consists of oak-covered hills.

Female Texas buck moths fly 10–20 feet above the ground within oak trees while males fly near the ground.

[2] Hemileuca peigleri is at times considered a subspecies of Hemileuca maia, but many authors consider it its own species.